Personal details
- Birth Date: 1978-08-01
- Birth Location: Westerville, Ohio, USA
- Children: (2 children) Harry Hissrich
- Professions: Producer, Writer, Additional Crew
So, here’s the lowdown on her—she’s one of those TV folks who started out in Ohio, did the whole college thing at Wittenberg, and walked out in 2000 with a degree in English Lit and Creative Writing. It’s wild how fast she got her foot in the door: she’s written scripts for some pretty iconic shows, like "The West Wing" (yes, that one), and another called "Justice." But she didn’t stop at writing—she rolled right into producing, too. You’ll find her fingerprints all over series like "Daredevil" (that Marvel one, obviously) and "Private Practice" (Shonda Rhimes’ medical drama spin-off). These days, she’s all about Netflix. She’s head-down, sleeves rolled up, working on "The Witcher," which is this fantasy epic based on Andrzej Sapkowski’s seriously popular Polish novels. She’s not just writing it—she’s producing, too, making sure her vision actually makes it to the screen. Not a small gig, considering the fan expectations and the sprawling universe she’s dealing with. Off-set, she’s got the whole LA life happening—married to Michael Hissrich (another TV producer, because apparently TV is a family business now), and they’re raising two kids, Harry and Ben. She juggles that chaos like a pro, balancing the world-building of fantasy with the real-life rollercoaster of family and Hollywood. Pretty impressive, honestly.
German ancestry has a weird way of popping up in movies, right? You’ll see a character drop a hint about their great-grandma hailing from Bavaria or maybe someone cracks a joke about sauerkraut at the dinner table. Sometimes it’s just a throwaway line, but other times it shapes the whole backstory—a family secret, an old letter in German, maybe even a grumpy grandpa who still mutters in the language. Filmmakers love to sprinkle in details like a family crest or some black-and-white photos from “the old country.” It’s not always serious, though. Sometimes it’s just there for laughs, like a character butchering a German phrase or struggling with a tongue-twister of a last name. Really, German roots in movie plots add a dash of mystery or nostalgia—kind of like finding out your own family tree has some wild twists you never saw coming.
August 1, 1978
Konidela Ram Charan
Westerville, Ohio, USA
Yes, Harry Hissrich
46 years old